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August Kubizek met Adolf Hitler in 1904 while they were both competing for standing room at the opera. Their mutual passion for music created a strong bond, and over the next four years they became close friends. Kubizek describes a reticent young man, painfully shy, yet capable of bursting into hysterical fits of anger if anyone disagreed with him. The two boys would often talk for hours on end; Hitler found Kubizek to be a very good listener, a worthy confidant to his hopes and dreams. In 1908 Kubizek moved to Vienna and shared a room with Hitler at 29 Stumpergasse. During this time, Hitler

Originally published as 'Adolf Hitler mein Jugendfreund': Leopold Stocker Verlag, 1953

"An abridged English language version entitled 'Young Hitler' was published in 1954 by Allan Wingate Publishers"--Title page verso

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Cover ; Half Title; Title ; Copyright ; Contents; List of Illustrations ; Introduction by Ian Kershaw ; Original Publisher's Foreword ; Author's Introduction -- My Decision and Justification ; Chapter 1 First Meeting ; Chapter 2 Growth of a Friendship ; Chapter 3 Portrait of the Young Hitler ; Chapter 4 Portrait of His Mother ; Chapter 5 Portrait of His Father ; Chapter 6 Adolf's Schooldays ; Chapter 7 Stefanie ; Chapter 8 Enthusiasm for Richard Wagner ; Chapter 9 Hitler the Young Volksdeutscher ; Chapter 10 Adolf Rebuilds Linz ; Chapter 11 'In That Hour It Began ... '

Chapter 12 Adolf Leaves for Vienna Chapter 13 His Mother's Death ; Chapter 14 'Come with Me, Gustl!' ; Chapter 15 No. 29 Stumpergasse ; Chapter 16 Adolf Rebuilds Vienna ; Chapter 17 Solitary Reading and Study ; Chapter 18 Nights at the Opera ; Chapter 19 Adolf Writes an Opera ; Chapter 20 The Mobile Reichs-Orchestra ; Chapter 21 Unmilitary Interlude ; Chapter 22 Adolf's Attitude to Sex ; Chapter 23 Political Awakening ; Chapter 24 The Lost Friendship ; Chapter 25 My Subsequent Life and ""Reunion with My Friend ; Index

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